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Sept. 18, 1962 A. E. NEUMANN TOY 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Jan. 9, 1961 TOY2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Jan. 9, 1961 United States Patent Fiied Jan. 9,1961, Ser. No. 81,460 7 Ciaims. (Cl. 46-118) This invention relatesgenerally to dolls. More particularly, the invention relates to dollswhich are capable of producing .a realistic kissing sound, together witha lip pursing movement, both features cooperating to provide a realistickissing action.

Dolls have always been appealing to young girls and have been even moreenthusiastically received as they have become more and more lifelike inappearance and in action. Young girls often become very yattached to oneor more of ltheir dolls and it is highly desirable to incorporate in adoll some feature which is operable in such manner as lto indicatereturn of affection. One such Ifeature is a kissing action.

Past attempts to create Ia kissing doll, although satisfactory for `somepurposes, have been commercially unsuccessful. Accordingly, theprincipal object of the invention is the provision of an improved dollincorporating a realistic kissing action. A further object of theinvention is a kissing doll incorporating a lip pursing action inconjunction with a realistic kissing sound.

Still another object of the invention is the provision of a kissingmechanism which can be easily and economically constructed and can bereadily incorporated in a doll. Another object of the invention is theprovision of a kissing doll which is easily operable to provide arealistic kissing action, which can be readily mass produced at arelatively inexpensive cost, and which will operate reliably over a longlife time.

Other objects and ladvantages lof the invention will become known byreference to the following description and to the accompanying drawingsof one embodiment of the invention.

In the drawings:

FIGURE 1 is a fragmentary View, partially broken away, of a dollembodying various of the features of the invention;

FIGURE 2 is a sectional view taken generally along line 2 2 of FIGURE 1;

FIGURE 3 is an enlarged elevational View, partially broken away and insection, of the kissing mechanism incorporated in the doll shown inFIGURE 2 the mechanism being in its relaxed condition;

FIGURE 4 is a view similar to FIGURE 3 showing the relation of thecomponents of the kissing mechanism during the production of the kissingsound;

FIGURE 5 is a view similar to FIGURES 3 and 4 showing the components ofthe kissing mechanism after the kissing sound is completed and While themechanism is disposed such as to retain the lips in their pursedcondition;

FIGURE 6 -is an enlarged, cross sectional View of the nois-emakerincorporated in the operating mechanism:

FIGURE 7 is an enlarged elevational view Aof the noisemaker shown inFIGURE 6;

FIGURE 8 is a perspective View of the control latch incorporated in thekissing mechanism;

FIGURE 9 is a fragmentary View taken generally along line 9 9 of FIGURE3; and

FIGURE l0 is a fragmentary View taken generally along line lil- 10 ofFIGURE 4.

As shown in the drawings, a doll in accordance with the inventionembodies a body or iigure 11 incorporating a trunk 13 and a head 15including a mouth 17 which is dened by a pair of lips 19. Located withinthe body 11, and at least partially within the head 15, -is a mechanism21 which is operable to produce the kissing action. This mechanism isoperated, in the `disclosed construction, by one or both of a pair ofarms 23 and 2S which are pivotally connected to the trunk 13 of the bodyand are connected to the kissing mechanism 21 in such manner as to causethe production of a kissing action incident to arm movement.

The operating kissing mechanism 21 comprises a pair of members 27 and 29which are supported in the head 15 of the doll for movement relative toeach other and to cooperatively deiine an air-tight chamber 3-1 ofvariable volume, Movement of the member 29 in 'the direction away fromthe member 27 causes an increase in the volume of the air-tight chamber,accompanied by the creation lof a low pressure condition -in theair-tight chamber. This low pressure condition is utilized to induce aow of air into the air-tight chamber through a noisemaker 33 which islocated in an opening in one of the members. In the specificallydisclosed construction, the noisemaker 33 -is located in an opening 35in the member 29 and, as an incident to passage of air therethrough,operates to produce a kissing sound. Movement of the member 29 in thedirection away from the member 27 also results in the outward distentionof the lips 19 of the doll to a pursed condition. As noted before, thespecically disclosed construction utilizes movement of the arms 23 and25, which arms are connected to the kissing mechanism 21 by a linkage37.

The body 11 of the doll can be manufactured in any conventional mannerprovided, however, that the face of the doll in the mouth area isresiliently flexible; This characteristic of the mouth area allowsdistention of the lips 19 to a pursed condition in response to operationof the kissing mechanism 21, and also allows their return movement to anormal unpursed condition after the kissing action is completed. Oneexample of a material from which at least the mouth area of the head ofthe doll can be fabricated so as to provide resilient flexibility is apoly-vinyl chloride elastomeric plastic. Of course, in order that thedoll be as realistic as possible, the head also includes a pair of eyes3-9, a nose 41, and hair 43."

Preferably, the head 15 is formed separately from the trunk 13 of thebody to facilitate assembly of the kissing mechanism 21 therein and issubsequently assembled to the trunk of the body. In the specificallydisclosed construction, the neck portion of the completed doll is hollowand the kissing mechanism extends through the neck into the trunk of thebody.

Conventionally assembled to the trunk 13 of the body at the shouldersare the arms 23 and 25, each of which includes, at the upper end of theforearm, a spherical joint part 45 which is received in a socket 47formed in the trunk of the body. The arms 23 and 25 are retained intheir `sockets 47 by an elastic member 49 which connects their sphericaljoint parts 45 and extendsacross the trunk 13 of the body in a partiallytensioned condition. As will be explained hereinafter, movement of thearms of the specifically disclosed doll serves to actuate the kissingmechanism. Of course, other means for actuating the kissing mechanismcould be employed if desired, as for instance, the body of the dollcould -be squeezed to cause operation of the kissing mechanism.

As before-mentioned, the kissing mechanism includes the members 27 and29, which members are movably supported in adjacent relation to eachother on a frame or support member 51. In the following description themembers 27 and 29 will be respectively referred to as the rearwardmember 27 and the forward member 29. In the specifically disclosedconstruction, the frame 51 is generally L-shaped in form and is disposedin an inverted position within the body of the doll. More particularly,the outer end of the leg 53, which leg extends generally horizontally,as seen in FIGURES 2, through 5, is fixed to the inner wall of the headin at least a part of the area surrounding the mouth so as to preventmovement of the face in this area. In the specifically disclosedconstruction, the outer end of the horizontal leg 53 is secured to thehead of the doll in the area just under the nose 41. Variousarrangements can be employed to assemble the frame 51 to the head 15.One arrangement includes the use of a plug 55 which extends from theinner surface of the head and includes, at its rearward end, an enlargedtip 57 which is forcibly inserted through a somewhat smaller aperture ina short ange 59 at the end of the horizontal leg 53, thereby securingthe horizontal leg to the inner wall of the head.

The other leg 61 of the frame (the generally vertical leg, as seen inFIGURES 2 through 5) extends, in the specifically disclosedconstruction, through the hollow neck portion and into the trunk 13 ofthe doll body. Rearwardly extending reinforcing lianges 63 may beincorporated along the longitudinal side edges of the frame. At itslower end, the leg 61 is formed along its rearward periphery with agroove or channel 65 which has an arcuate inner surface, when seen inplan view, and which cooperates with the arms 23 and 25 and the linkage37 in causing operation of the kissing mechanism.

Upwardly spaced from the lower end of the leg 61 is a socket 67 whichalso serves as a fulcrum and which partially receives one part of anenlarged hub portion 69 at the bottom of the rearward member 27. Anotherpart of the enlarged hub portion 69 of the rearward member 27 is seatedin an opposing socket 71 formed intermediate the ends of the other orforward member 29. The members 27 and 29 are retained, at least in part,in this assembled relation to each other and to the frame 51 by means ofa tension spring 73. As shown in the drawings, the spring 73 extendsthrough an aperture 75 in the rearward member 27 above the enlarged hubportion 69 and is connected at its ends to the frame 51 and to theforward member 29. As will -be seen, the spring also acts as a biasingelement urging the upper part of the forward member 29 in the direction`of the frame 51.

Upwardly of the aperture 75 through which the tension spring 73 passes,the rearward member 27 includes a portion 77 which cooperates with theforward member 29 to form the air-tight chamber 31. In the specificallydisclosed construction, the chamber-defining portion 77 is concavelydished with respect to the adjacent forward member 29 in order to permita rapid increase in the volume in the air-tight chamber 31 when theadjacent forward member is moved away.

The rearward member 27 is retained in proper aligned relation to theframe 51, in conjunction with the cooperating hub portion 69 and socket67, by a stud 79 which extends rearwardly from the backside of thechamberdefining portion 77 and which passes through a mating bore 81 inthe frame 51. In addition, the stud 79 also serves to provide aconnection with a biasing means 83 which restrains forward movement ofthe rearward member` 27 away from the upper part of the frame 51. In

the specifically disclosed construction, the biasing or restrainingmeans 83 takes the form of a spring 85 which is bent so as to provideone leg 37 which passes through an aperture in the rearward part of thestud 79, and a hook portion 89 which is engaged about a lug 91 extendinginto a slot 93 in the frame 51.

In order to prevent the occurrence of noise as a result o-f movement ofthe chamber-defining portion 77 into closely adjacent engaging relationto the upper part of the frame, a silencer 95 in the form of a ring offelt or other material is carried on the stud 79 between the frame 51and backside of the chamber-defining portion 77 of the rearward member27 The forward member 29 incorporates a post portion 97 which includesthe before-mentioned socket 71 and which is of channel-shaped formationfor rigidification purposes. The forward member 29 also includes achamber-defining portion 99 which is constituted by a circular piece 101of flexible sheet material and which is suitably attached, as by gluing,to the upper end of the post portion 97 in position for sealingengagement with the concavely dished chamber-defining portion 77 of therearward member 29 so as to define the air-tight chamber 31. In thisregard, the circular piece 101 has a diameter generally corresponding tothe diameter of the chamber-defining portion 77 of the rearward member27, is smooth surfaced to provide a good seal therewith, and has acentral opening in alignment with the opening 35 in the forward member29. The circular piece 101 can be fabricated from synthetic or naturalrubber or other materials having the characteristics mentioned above.

Also supported by the post portion 97, adjacent its upper end, is a tube103 having an axial bore 105 therein which constitutes the opening 35and which communicates, at its rearward end, with the air-tight chamber31. The tube 103 extends forwardly from the post portion a sufiicientdistance such that, when the forward member 29 is biased in its limitingrearward position in adjacent relation to the frame 51, the forward endof the tube is located just behind, or in lightly touching contact with,the inner surface of the head in the mouth area. Thus, when the upperpart of the forward member 29 is displaced in the direction away fromthe frame 51, i.e., in the forward direction, the forward end of thetube 103 distends the lips 19 forwardly of at least a part of the areasurrounding the mouth to provide a pursed lip condition.

As shown in the drawings, the bore 105 is counterbored, as indicated at107, from its forward end to provide a shoulder against which thenoisemaker 33 is located. In the specifically `disclosed construction,as shown best in FIGURES 6 and 7, the noisemaker 33 is a commerciallyavailable twin surface type and is capable of producing a kissing soundin response to the passage of air therethrough into the air-tightchamber 31. The noisemaker 33 generally includes two disks 111 and 113which are assembled to each other and which are generally bowed so as topresent concavely dished surfaces to each other. One of the disks is ofgenerally larger diameter than the other disk with the periphery of thelarger disk being rolled over the periphery of the smaller disk toassemble the noisemaker. The `disks 111 and 113 each yrespectivelyinclude restricted central apertures 115 and 117 with the aperture inone of the disks being smaller than the aperture in the other disk. Inassembling the noisemaker 33 in the tube 103, the disk having thesmaller aperture is located adjacent the shoulder in closer relation tothe air-tight chamber 31 than the disk with the larger aperture.

At its bottom end, the post portion 97 includes a pair of verticallyadjacent grooves 119 which are generally similar in construction to thegroove 65 at the bottom of the frame 51.

When assembled as thus far described, the upper end of the rearwardmember 27, including the chamber-defining portion 77, is pivotally urgedabout the fulcrum into adjacent relation to the frame 51 by the spring85. The upper end of the forward member 29, including thechamber-defining portion 99, is urged into sealing engagement with thechamber-defining portion 77 to establish the airtight chamber 31 bymeans of the tension spring 73. The chamber-defining portion 99 of theforward member 29 can be displaced in the direction away from thechamberdefining portion 77 of the rearward member 27 and away from theupper part of the frame 51 by pivotally displacing the lower end of theforward member 29 toward the lower end of the frame 51.

Displacement `of the lower end of the forward member 29 toward the lowerend of the frame 51 can be accomplished in various ways. In thespecically ydisclosed construction, an inextensible exible link 121 isconnected at one end to one of the arm joint parts 45, is entrained inand partially around one of the grooves 119 at the bottom of the forwardmember 29, then in and around the groove 65 at the bottom of `the frame51, then in and partially around the other of the grooves 119 at thebottom of the forward member 29, and finally, extends to a connectionwith the other arm joint part 45. Although Various inextensible flexiblelinks can be used, such as for instance, a piece of flexible cord orwire, in the specifically disclosed construction a bead chain isemployed.

From the foregoing it will be understood that, if either end of the link121 is displaced outwardly with respect from the frame 51, when theother end of the link is either held stationary or moved outwardly withrespect from the frame, the lower end of the forward member 29 will beswung about the fulcrum toward the lower end of the frame 51. As can beseen in the drawings, the lower end of the frame 51 includes, along itsforward surface, a block or a stop 123 which limits swinging of thelower end of the forward member 29 toward the frame 51 and therebydetermines the extent of permissible movement of the upper end of theforward member 29, thus determining the fully pursed condition of thelips.

Preferably, the link 121 is connected to the joint parts 45 at pointswhich are separated the least distance from each other when the forearmsextend rearwardly from directly in front of the doll at an angle ofabout 60 degrees and in a generally horizontal plane when the doll isheld in a vertical position. Thus, when the arms 23 and 25 are movedtoward one another in a hugging motion, the connections of the link 121with the arm joint parts 45 will be outwardly displaced from each other,thereby tightening the link around the lower ends of the frame 51 andthe forward member 29 to displace the lower end of the forward member 29toward the lower end of the frame 51 and to cause the production of akissing sound, as well as pursing of the lips.

Movement of the members 27 and 29 relative to each other during movementof the upper part of the forward member 29 in the direction away fromlthe frame, thereby controlling the production of the kissing sound, iscontrolled by a latch means. In the specifically disclosed construction,the latch means takes the form of a trigger 127, which is shown best inFIGURE 8 and which releasab'ly interconnects the members 27 and 29,projecting through respective openings 129 and 131 in the frame 51 andin the forward member 29, which openings are generally in alignment withthe aperture 75 in the rearward member 27.

More speciiically, the trigger constitu-tes a bar which, at one end ofits upper surface, includes three lugs or ears 133, 135, and 137, whichdefine a pair of grooves 139 and 141. At its otherend, the upper surfaceof the trigger includes an upwardly inclined camming surface 143. On itsbottom surface, the trigger includes a projection 145 which is engagedby the top edge of the coils in the tension spring 73 to bias thetrigger upwardly and to retain the trigger in operating engagement withthe members 27 and 29 and with the frame 51.

When the trigger 127 is assembled with Ithe members 27 and 29 and withthe frame 51, the edge portion of the forward member 29 at the top ofthe opening 131 is located in the groove 139 between the lugs 133 and135 while the edge portion of the rearward member 27 at the top of theaperture 75 is located in the groove 141 between the lugs 135 and 137.The upper rearward end of the trigger is engaged by the lower edge ofthe frame 51 at the top of the opening 129. As noted before, the trigger127 i-s maintained in the explained assembled relation to the memlbers27 Vand 29 and to the frame 51 by the tension spring 73.

The distance between the lugs 135 and 137 which delines the rearwardgroove 141 is such as to permit a pre-v determined amount of movement ofthe rearward member 27 relative to the length of the trigger 127 sothat, when the upper part of the forward member 29 is initially movedaway from the upper part of the frame 51, the trigger 127 shiftsforwardly, with the forward member 29, without displaceably engaging therearward member 27. This forward movement of the upper chamber-definingportion 99 of the forward member 29, independently of any movement ofthe rearward member 27, causes the volume of the air-tight chamber 31 toincrease. Such increase in the volume of the air-tight chamber creates alow pressure condition therein and tends to cause a flow of air throughthe tube 103 and noisemaker 33 into the air-tight chamber 31, relievingthe low pressure condition therein.

After a predetermined length of movement of the upper part of theforward member 29 in the direction away from the upper part of the frame51 (see FIGURE 4), the rearwardmost vlug 137 engages the edge portion ofthe rearward member 27 at the top of the aperture 75 and causes [travelof the upper part of the rearward member 27 away from the frame 51, inunison with the forward memrber 29. This joint movement prevents anyfurther expansion, at this time, of the volume of Ithe air-tight chamber31 and acts to tension the spring 8'5 interconnecting the frame 51 andthe stud 79 extending rearwardly Ifrom the chamber-defining portion 77of the rearward member 27. This joint movement also continues to drawthe trigger 127 forwardly causing engagement of the cam surface 143 withthe edge portion of the frame 51 at the top of the opening 129. Thisengagement pivots the trigger 127 in the counterclockwise direction, asseen in FIGURES 2 through 6, so that, after a predetermined amount ofjoint movement of the members 27 and 29 from the upper part of the frame51, the rearwardmost lug 137 is disengaged from the edge portion of therearward member 27 at the top of the aperture 75. As a result, as shownin FIGURE 5, the spring draws the upper part of the rearward member 27back toward the frame. This movement rapidly increases the Volume of theair-tight chamber, causing continued air Iflow into the chamber at afast rate, thereby producing a realistic kissing sound.

Before the spring 75 returns the rearward member 27 to its normalclosely adjacent lrelation to the frame 51, the continued movement apartfrom each other of the rearward and forward members 27 and 29 causesrupture of the sealing engagement between the chamber-dening portions 77and 99. As a result, when the for-ward member 29 is returned to itsposition in adjacent relation to the rearward member 27 by the tensionspring 73, there is no problem with discharge of air from the chamber31.

If desired, the spacing between `the lugs and 137 can be such thatsufficient movement of the forward member 29 is permitted so as torupture the air-tight chamber 31 without any movement of the rearwardmember. In such an arrangement, the chamber-defining portion 77 could beincorporated directly in the frame.

In addition, the lugs 135 and 137 on the trigger 127 could be spacedsuch that there is produced a compound sound which closely resembles thesound of a kiss and which generally includes two components. In thisspacing arrangement, the lugs 135 and 137 would permit sufficientinitial movement of the upper part of the forward memlber 29 from theframe S1 and from the rearward member 27 such that the volume of theair-tight chamber 31 is substantially increased so as to cause a flow ofair into the air-tight chamber 31, which ow is sufficient to actuatelthe noisemaker and to produce the first part or component of thekissing sound. When the upper part of the forward member is subsequentlymoved further from the frame 51, the rearward member 27 would then beengaged for displacement by the trigger 127 for pivotal movement withthe forward member 29 and subsequently would be released from thetrigger, as already explained, thereby further expanding the air-tightchamber and eventually rupturing the air-tight chamber, thereby causingthe production of the second part or component of the overall kissingsound.

In summary, the doll can be operated to cause the production of akissing sound and the accompanying pursing of the dolls lip 19 bymovement of the arms 23 and 2S so as to tighten the bead chain link 121around the lower ends of the frame 51 and the forward member 29.Tightening of the link 121 causes pivotal movement of the forward member29 about the fulcrum as the lower end of the forward member moves towardthe frame 51. This pivotal movement of the forward member 29 displacesthe chamber-defining portion 99 in the direction away from thechamber-dening portion 77 of the rearward member 27 which member is heldin adjacent relation to the frame 51 by the spring 85. This forwardmovement of the upper part of the forward member 29 serves the dualpurpose of increasing the volume of the air-tight chamber 31 so to toproduce the kissing sound and of puckering or pursing the lips 17. Thekissing sound is produced by a flow of air through the noisemaker 33located in the tube 103 and into the air-tight chamber 31 so as torelieve the low pressure condition therein, The puckering feature isaccomplished by the outer or forward end of the tube 103 which displacesthe lips 19 outwardly of the face incident to movement of the forwardmember 29 in the direction away from the upper part of the frame 51.

After'a predetermined amount of movement of the chamber-defining portion99 of the forward member 29 away from the upper part of the frame 51,the rearwardmost lug -137 of the trigger 127 engages the rearward member27 to cause joint movement of the forward and rearward members 27 and 29away from the upper part of the frame 51, against the action of bothsprings 73 and 85. Continued joint movement of the forward and rearwordmembers 27 and 29 draws the trigger 127 forwardly until engagement ofthe camming surface 143 by the edge portion in the frame 51 at the topof the opening 129 serves to disengage the rearwardmost lug 137 from therearward member 27. When thus disengaged, the rearward member 27 rocksrearwardly toward the upper part of the frame 51 under the action of thespring 85, again increasing the volume of the air-tight chamber 31 and,finally, rupturing the air-tight chamber.

The tension spring 73 subsequently acts to return the upper part of theforward member 29 toward the frame 51 when the arms 23 and 25 are movedso as to loosen the tightness of the bead chain link 121 around thelower ends of the frame 51 and forward member 29. This action of thetension spring 73 serves to reengage the chamber-defining portion 99 ofthe forward member 29 with the chamber-defining portion 77 of therearward member 27 for subsequent operation to provide a kissing action.

The specifically disclosed construction constitutes one embodiment of akissing doll which is operable in accordance with the principles of theinvention. The doll is easy to operate and realistically produces both akissing sound and a puckering action to closely simulate a kiss.

The specifically disclosed kissing mechanism is simple to construct,easy to install in the body of the doll, and reliable in operation.

Various of the features of the invention are set forth in the followingclaims.

What is claimed is:

l. A doll comprising a head including a mouth which is resilientlyflexible and which is formed by a pair of lips which are movableoutwardly, a support member attached to said head in an area adjacentsaid mouth so as to generally stabilize at least a portion of the headaround said mouth, a first member carried by said support member formovement relative thereto, means restraining said first member againstmovement away from said support member, a second member carried by saidsupport member for movement relative thereto and to said first member,said rst and second members having portions which are cooperable todefine a rupturable airtight chamber of variable volume, means biasingsaid second member toward said support member and toward said firstmember so as to form said rupturable air-tight chamber, means for movingsaid second member away from said support member against the action ofsaid biasing means, said second member having a part engsgeable with themouth area of said head so that, incident to movement of said secondmember away from said support member, said lips are distended outwardlyin a pursing condition, means releasably interconnecting said firstmember and said second member so that, incident to movement of saidsecond member away from said support member, initial movement of saidchamberdefining portion of said second member away from saidchamber-dening portion of said first member is allowed, therebyexpanding said air-tight chamber and creating a condition of lowpressure within said air-tight chamber,

` after which said chamber-defining portion of said first member,together with said chamber-defining portion of said second member aremoved as a unit away from said support member against the action of saidrestraining means, and followed by release of said first member fromsaid second member, thereby rupturing said airtight chamber and allowingreturn of said first member toward said support means under the actionof said restraining means, said second member having an access openingtherein leading to said air-tight chamber, and a noisemaker in saidopening, said noisemaker being operable to produce a kissing soundincident to the passage of air which liows into said air-tight chamberto relieve said low pressure condition as said second member moves topurse the lips of the doll.

2. A doll comprising a body having a trunk, a pair of arms pivotallyconnected to said trunk, and a head mounted on said trunk, said headincluding a mouth which is resiliently fiexible and which is formed by apair of lips, a support member attached to said head in an area adjacentsaid mouth so as to generally stabilize at least a portion of the facearound said mouth and extending into said trunk, a first memberpivotally carried by said support member for movement relative thereto,a second member carried by said support member for pivotal movementrelative thereto and to said first member, said first and second membershaving portions which are cooperable to define a rupturable air-tightchamber of variable volume, means restraining said first member againstrocking movement displacing the associated chamber-defining portion awayfrom said support member, means biasing said chamber-defining portion ofsaid second member toward said support member and toward saidchamber-defining portion of said first member so as to form saidrupturable air-tight chamber, means connected with Isaid arms and withsaid support member and said second member for rocking saidchamber-defining portion of said second member away from said supportmember against the action of said biasing means incident to movement ofsaid arms from a predetermined position, said second member having apart engageable -with the mouth area of said head so that, incident tomovement of said chamber-defining portion of lsaid second member awayfrom said support member, said lips are distended outwardly in a pursingcondition, means releasably interconnecting said first member and saidsecond member so that, incident to movement of said chamber-definingportion of said second member away from said support member, initialmovement of said chamber-defining portion of said second member awayfrom said chamber-defining portion of said first member is allowed,thereby expanding said air-tight chamber and creating a condition of lowpressure within said air-tight chamber, after which saidchamber-defining portion of said rst member, together with saidchamber-defining portion of said second member, are moved as a unit awayfrom said support member against the action of said restraining means,and followed by release of said chamber-defining portion of said firstmember from said chamber-defining portion of said second member, therebyrupturing said air-tight chamber and allowing return of saidchamber-defining portion of said first member toward said support meansunder the action of said restraining means, one of said first and secondmembers having an access opening therein leading to said air-tightchamber, and a noisemaker in said opening, said noisemaker beingoperable to produce a kissing sound incident to the passage of air whichflows into said air-tight chamber to relieve said low pressure conditionas ysaid second member moves to purse the lips of the doll.

3. In a doll, a pair of members ywhich are movable relative to eachother and ywhich include portions cooperably engageable to define aru-pturable air-tight chamber of variable volume, one of saidchamber-defining portions being concavely dished with respect to theother of said chamber-defining portions, the other of saidchamberdefining portions being of flexible material, one of said membershaving an access opening therein leading to said chamber, a noisemakerin said opening, said noisemaker having an orifice of fixed size andbeing operable to produce a kissing sound incident to the passage of airinto said chamber, means for moving said chamberdefining portions awayfrom each other so as to increase the volume of said air-tight chamber,thereby creating a low pressure condition in said air-tight chamber andcausing a flow of air into said chamber through said noisemaker toproduce a `kissing sound, and said moving means being further operableto continue to move said chamber defining portions away from each otherto rupture said air-tight chamber by disengaging said chamberdefiningportions of said members, and said moving means being then operable topermit subsequent re-establishment of said air-tight chamber in aminimum volume condition with a minimum of air resistance.

4. In a doll, a support member, a first member pivotally carried by saidsupport member for rocking movement relative thereto, a second memberpivotally carried by said support member for rocking movement relativeto said support member and relative to said first member, said first andsecond members having portions which are cooperable to define arupturable air-tight chamber of variable volume, means restraining saidchamber-defining portion of said irst member against rocking movementaway from said support member, means biasing said chamber-definingportion of said second member toward said support member and toward saidchamber-defining portion of said first member so as to form saidrupturable air-tight chamber, means for rocking said chamber-definingportion of said second member away from said support member against theaction of said biasing means, means releasably interconnecting saidfirst member and said second member so that, incident to movement ofsaid chamber-defining port-ion of said second member away from saidsupport member, initial movement of said chamber-defining portion ofsaid second member away from said chamber-defining portion of said firstmember' is allowed, thereby expanding said air-tight chamber andcreating a condition of low pressure ywithin said air-tight chamber,after which said chamber-defining portion of said first member, togetherwith said chamber-defining portion of said second member, are moved as aunit away from said support member against the action of saidrestraining me-ans, followed by release of said chamberdefining portionof said first member from said chamberdefining portion of said secondmember, thereby rupturing said air-tight chamber and allowing return ofsaid chamber-defining portion of said first member toward said supportmeans under the action of said restraining means, one of said first andsecond members having an access opening therein leading to saidair-tight chamber, `and a noisemaker having a restricted orifice offixed size in said opening, said noisemaker being operable to produce akissing sound incident to the passage of air which fiows into saidair-tight chamber to relieve said low pressure condition.

5. A doll comprising -a head including a mouth which is fiexible andwhich is defined `by a pair of lips which are movable outwardly and havean opening therethrough, a rigid tubular member within said head havingone end engaging the inner wall portion of said mouth and communicatingwith the opening through said mouth, means defining an expansiblechamber including a fiexible wall portion and having communication withthe other end of said tubular member, whereby air can be admitted intosaid tubular member and said chamber and discharged therefrom throughsaid mouth opening, a noisemaker in position for operation in responseto passage of air through said chamber and tubular member, and meansconnected with said expansible chamber to effect movement of saidflexible wall portion to provide expansion and contraction of saidchamber and to provide accompanying axial movement of said tubularmember in -a direction toward said lips to move said lips outwardly andto produce operation of said noisemaker, to thereby simulate a kissingaction by the doll.

6. A doll comprising la head including a mouth which is flexible andwhich is defined by a pair of normally parted lips which are movableoutwardly and have a central opening therebetween, a trunk portion, apair of arms movably fixed to said trunk portion, a rigid tubular memberwithin said head having one end engaging the inner wall portion of saidmouth generally centrally thereof and communicating with the openingthrough said mouth, means defining an expansible chamber including aflexible wall portion and having communication with the other end ofsaid tubular member, whereby air can be admitted into said tubularmember yand said chamber and discharged therefrom through said mouthopening in response to expansion and contraction of said chamber, anoisemaker in position for operation in response to passage of airthrough said tubular member, and means connecting said expansiblechamber with one of said movable arms and operable to effect movement ofsaid flexible wall portion and generally axial movement of said tubularmember in the direction of said lips to move the lips outwardly inresponse to movement of said arm and produce operation of saidnoisemaker through the exchange of air through said tubular member andchamber, to thereby simulate a kissing action by the doll.

7. A doll comprising a body having a trunk, a pair of arms movablysupported on said trunk, and a head mounted on said trunk and includinga mouth which is flexible and which is defined by a pair of lips whichare movable outwardly and have an opening therethrough, a rigid tubularmember within said head having one end engaging the inner wall portionof said mouth and communicating with the opening through said mouth,means including a flexible wall portion defining an expansible chamberwithin said head and having communication wi-th the other end of saidtubular member, whereby air 1 l can be admitted into said tubular memberand said chamber and discharge therefrom through said mouth opening uponmovement of said exible wall portion, a noisemaker at the other end ofsaid tubular member in position for operation in response to passage ofair through said chamber and tubular member, and means mechanicallyinterconnecting said arms with sad flexible wall portion of saidexpansible chamber so as to effect expansion and contraction of saidchamber and generally axial movement of said tubular member in thedirection of said lips to move the lips outwardly in response tomovement of said arms relative to said trunk and operate said noisemakerto simulate a kissing action by the doll.

References Cited in the tile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,163,368 Rosofsky Dec. 7, 1915

